Girls' name · since 2011

Caaliyah

21 babies named Caaliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#45,228 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade

Caaliyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 2011.

Social Security Administration records show Caaliyah recorded 21 times among girls since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2023.

  • #45,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caaliyah ranks #45,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#45,228 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Caaliyah's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Caaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Caaliyah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Caaliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 2011201320152023 5

Caaliyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).

2010s was Caaliyah's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Caaliyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caaliyah? ▼
Caaliyah has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #45,228 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 6 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
Where does Caaliyah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caaliyah ranks #45,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Caaliyah most popular? ▼
Caaliyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Caaliyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Caaliyah since 2011 -- 13 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Caaliyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caasi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Caaliyah's data

  • Caaliyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Caaliyah

Nearby Names Like Caaliyah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Caaliyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Caaliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caaliyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.